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Paul George Needs More Marketing

Paul George is virtually the only superstar that doesn't get the publicity as other players..Curry has PLENTY of commercials as hell as Harden (and hes no superstar, but i can see the whole beard thing being his gimmick). The only commercial he got was the NBA fantasy league..this guy should be all over tv..or at LEAST during NBA games..what's the deal?

Re: Paul George Needs More Marketing

Paul George is virtually the only superstar that doesn't get the publicity as other players..Curry has PLENTY of commercials as hell as Harden (and hes no superstar, but i can see the whole beard thing being his gimmick). The only commercial he got was the NBA fantasy league..this guy should be all over tv..or at LEAST during NBA games..what's the deal?

Newly on the scene as opposed to having been hyped from day 1.

Let's see where he is next year.

BillS

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Re: Paul George Needs More Marketing

Curry was a hyped player - though at the low end - prior to getting hot because of his background. You are also making my point because Curry was hot LAST year and has commercials THIS year.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING. Paul did the same thing but not only did he go to the playoffs, he went 7 in the ECF against Lebron, went superstar mode this season AND got 3rd in votes of ALL players so why Curry get more publicity?

Re: Paul George Needs More Marketing

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M SAYING. Paul did the same thing but not only did he go to the playoffs, he went 7 in the ECF against Lebron, went superstar mode this season AND got 3rd in votes of ALL players so why Curry get more publicity?

Because there's a difference between being successful and being a standout. PG was successful last year. He is a standout this year.

Plus there's that "how many people do you draw to your ad by featuring someone in a small market" thing going on.

BillS

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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Re: Paul George Needs More Marketing

Do we care? Paul is doing more than fine financially, and the team is playing winning basketball. True NBA fans know his talent, and the casual fans, if they don't know, will very soon. However, all-star numbers indicate they do. James Harden took off last year, and he wasn't in a bunch of commercials either, just how it works.

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I guess I'm not the market that Curry is marketed to.

Then again, I don't get influenced by people pushing products. I guess it's just the impressionable youth that they're trying to go after ?? Don't know - to be honest - don't care. And did you give a moments thought to the possibility that PG is content with things as they are ??

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Curry had some amazing huge explosion games last year, I believe we will see PG getting more and more commercials. PG's big coming out was the playoffs no one paid any attention to use before then. Now all of the sudden he is getting tons of votes from casual fans you can bet he is getting offers right now.

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Is now a good time to point out that just before the MIA/LAL tipoff last night, TNT and the NBA ran an All Star game featuring just PG?

Or the NBA/Yahoo Fantasy Basketball spot?

Or his NBAtv BIG spot on crowds?

Or the feature spot in the NBA Tipoff spot (This little light of mine....)?

Throw in that this has happened over about the last 4 months or so....

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Re: Paul George Needs More Marketing

A shoe deal is what solidifies a player as relevant in the national spotlight these days. Hopefully after this season Paul can sign on with Nike or Adidas. Then the commercials can be him promoting his shoes. Notice though, that comparable "breakout stars" such as Harden, Curry, and say Lamarcus Aldridge do not have shoe deals either. So, if PG lands a shoe deal, expect his national publicity to skyrocket.

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Why does he need to do more commercials? Why does it matter? Honestly I prefer it when the athletes on my favorite teams don't do commercials.

There is a bit of a feedback loop that leads well-publicized players to draw fans to teams leading to more publicity which draws more fans ... etc.

In particular, a player with national exposure who sells jerseys nationwide can be the key to getting games on TNT or ABC.

I don't care about the commercials, either, but a nationwide fanbase couldn't hoit.

That said, for this year advertisers were looking at PG as a guy who couldn't even draw enough to help his team sell out their own arena last year. Given that, he wasn't going to be considered a nationwide draw.

He busts a move or two as an ASG starter and things take off.

BillS

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...